Fishing device.



No. r198,575. PATBNTED AUG. 29, 1905. F. K. EASTMAN.

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FISHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

Application iiled September 20.1904. Serial NoV 225,252.

.T all whom, it muy concern.'

Be it known that I, FLOYD K. EAs'rMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mancelona, in the county of Antrim and State of Michigan,have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing Devices, of whichthe following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to fishing devices.

Vhiie fishing in shallow streams, ponds, and the like anglers oftenexperience difiiculty in preventing' their tackle from becomingentangled in weeds or marine grass, which has a tendency not onlyptoclog the hook, but also to interfere with the rotation of the spoon orother spinning device in trolling.

The object of the present invention is to avoid the clogging of the hookor spoon with weeds and the like.

With the foregoing" and other minor objects in view, which will appearas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combinationand arrangement of partsV and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed as a practical embodiment thereof.

In thc accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiicatiomFigure 1is a pers pective view of'a device constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Like reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.v

The reference-numerals l l l indicate the fish-hooks; 2,the bait; 3,theshank of thehooks; 4, the shank of the spoon to which the shank of thehooks is attached; 5, the spoon, and 6 the swivel-joint connecting theshankt and the loop 7, by means of which the device is attached to a{ish-line.

The elements thus far described may be of are constructed of spring orresilient material, for which reason, while they serve effectively toprevent the hooks from becoming entangled with weeds or marine growths,they are adapted to be forced inwardly toward the shank 3 when a fishstrikes one of the hooks.

In order to prevent the spoon 5 or swiveljoint 6 from becoming entangledwith weeds, a guard lO is attached in any suitable manner adjacent tothe loop 7 The guard l() preferably is constructed in the shape of acone, although for the purpose of illustration it has been partly brokenaway in Fig. l. Attached in any suitable manner to the cone-shaped guardl0 is a plurality of guard members or arms il, which extend radiallywith respect to the shank of the spoon, and thus serve to prevent weedsfrom becoming entangled therewith. If desired, the guard members 11 maybe constructed of resilient material, although this is not essential.

Changes in the precise embodiment of invention illustrated and describedmay be made within the scope of the following claims without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed isl. A fishingdevice comprising a hook, a spoon, a spoon-shank, an attaching-loop forthe line, a swivel connection between the attaching-loop andspoon-shank, and a guard for said swivel connection.

2. A fishing device comprising a hook, a spoon, a spoon-shank, anattaching-loop for the line, a swivel connection between theattaching-loop and spoon-shank, a cone-shaped guard connected with theattaching-loop and surrounding the swivel connection, and a plurality ofguard -arms attached to the coneshaped guard.

3. A'iishing device, comprising a plurality of hooks, having a singleshank, a plurality of resilient weed-guards attached to said shank, andeach having its free end looped and disposed adjacent to one of thehooks, a spoon having a shank connected with the shank of the hooks, anattaching-loop for the line, a swivel connection between the shank ofthe spoon and the attaching-loop, a cone-shaped lweedguard covering theswivel connection and connected with the attaching-loop, and a pluralityof radial guard-arms connected with the cone-shaped weed-guard.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD K. EASTMAN.

IVitnesses:

W. A. BROOKS, WM. E. NEELAND.

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